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Teaching Test Score Cards

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My apologies to the non-eastern instructors out there.

I dug these sample score cards up on the PSIA-E Web site. The score cards give you a little checklist to use in your exam prep.  There are four points available in each module.  Currently, you need 10 points out of 16 to pass.  It all seems really fair and straight forward to me. 
 
Creative Teaching
Power of Transfer - Teaching Styles and Learning Modes
Technical Validity of the Teaching Concept
Group Handling Skills (Able to make age specific modifications)
Communication Skills - Group Involvement, Personal Attention/Skiing Skills - Demos

Movement Assessment
Observations and Descriptions
Potential Solutions/ Prescriptions
Cause & Effect Relationship
Effective Feedback

Teaching Movement and Skills
ATS Understanding
Communication Skills/Terminology/Skiing Skills-Demos
Use of Teaching Styles and Learning Modes
Does the leader and the group see it, do it and understand it?

Teaching Children and Youth
Class Management
Understanding of children's "ages and stages"
Use of activities and games
Student/Parent/ Instructor Partnership
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